Secondary - Behaviour and Welfare Officer - Gravesend, United Kingdom - Reed Education

Reed Education

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Gravesend, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for a Welfare Support Assistant for our lovely secondary school in Gravesend to support the designated Welfare Support Manager and Head of Year in their roles and help ensure a smooth pastoral system; including supporting the Attendance Officerand enforcement of rules relating to equipment and school uniform standards.

YOU will play a key part in the social integration of students, and YOU will be pivotal in the home/school partnership working well.

Responsibilities and duties such as:

Supporting the Attendance Officer in attendance and punctuality issues that cross over with pastoral concerns.
Organising letters for the Isolation/Exclusion Room and arranging/leading readmittance meetings, and being included in the rota for the Isolation Room.
To assist with the investigation of incidents, including taking statements from students.
To be proficient on SIMS to support Head of Year
To manage peer group issues including social media concerns
Typing and administrative tasks requested by SLT and Heads of Year.
To develop and maintain year group display areas.
To be responsible for the maintenance of student files.
To work with the Heads of Year to organise formal celebrations of achievement each term.
To proactively ensure students are equipped daily with missing items of uniform and equipment; keeping efficient computerised logging of equipment missing, and items lent.
Confiscating items when needed and ensuring their safe storage.
To provide assistance to students in difficulties.
To contact home and establish good communication with parents/carers of students requiring additional support/encouragement and praise.
The postholder should have the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people, in safeguarding and promoting their welfare.
To attend meetings on behalf of the school as directed by the Head of Year and or SLT members.